Static, for sure!
I am in fact seeking more information about this Ventura at Edmonton, such as its previous history, identification, etc., any offers from Canadian Forum members?

My records show: BuNo 33315, ex RCAF:2195 GR.V, now CF-FAV being restored by the Ventura Memorial Flight Association, Edmonton

Cheers, Dennis

Spitfire Survivors Round the World
Riley, Gordon & Trant, Graham
1984 and 1986

Copies available on http://www.abebooks.com from British and Australian used book stores.

Dennis

Dredging back into old memories of many models, I think my first one was a Revell 1/48 scale B-25 Mitchell, after reading the Doolittle Raiders book “30 Seconds over Tokyo” when I was 9 or 10. It was poorly painted and met its end in a spectacular crash, assisted by a gallon of gasoline and a match. Living on a farm meant having access to lots of fire inducing fluids. Many a model had a similar fate in those early years. 🙁

Dennis

There must be tons of these. A couple I can think of:

–Spielberg’s “Amazing Stories” series from the 80s. Daft bit of business about a B-17 ball-turret gunner whose cartoon doodles come true. Kind of “Memphis Belle” (1990) meets “Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings”. This particular one I found offensive, actually. Mr S usually treats history rather less cavalierly, fortunately!

S.

I was fascinated by that episode, especially the B-17 shots. If I remember right, the hydraulics were shot out during combat and he was trapped in the ball turret, so he knew he was going to die when the B-17 belly landed. So he sketched landing gear (or tires) for his crippled aircraft and the aircraft landed on them. I’d like to see that again if I could ever find it.

Dennis